Chapter 14. The Changing Workplace

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• The End of Unemployment Benefit Extensions in Illinois 
  The data doesn’t support the perception that Unemployment Insurance discourages people from working.

• The Looming Social Security Crisis 
  Will Social Security be there for the Millennial generation?

• A Day in the Life: Profiles of Underemployment 
  What is the current state of underemployment in the United States? Are there jobs for college graduates?

Audio Clips

• The Impact of Minimum Wage Hikes 
  A single mall split between two cities (Santa Clara and San Jose, CA) with two different minimum wage laws poses unique problems for business owners and workers on both sides of the mall.

• 62, 65, 67, 70? 
  Deciding when to start claiming Social Security benefits isn’t as simple as turning a certain age.